The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-18
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ness with which. it is being performed.
Laeislafiya Notas.

Senator Kennedy introduced a loan bill yester-
day. This is the third one now pending, but 1t
goes further and provides for q refunding OF the
State debt at q lower rate of interest.
The only consideration that led the House
committee to report an indefinite postponement
of the bill exempting old soldiers from poil-t
was doubt as to its constitutionality. 1t was,
however, engrossed
By transfer of names in the detailed report
of the Senate proceedings, Senators Campbell
suffrage bill. 1t was Senator Campbell who
moved to concur in the favorable report of the
committee. while Senator Fowler wanted the
minority report substituted for it.
The law relating to inmates Of the Insane
Hospital, sought to be amended by Senator
Weir is in regard to their maintenance He
says patients having estates ought to pay to the
State the same per capita that the State IS now
required to pay out for them. 1t would save the
taxpayers, he believes, from $1,000 to $1,000
per year.
Representative Buckle SIS bill in relation to
gravel roads authorizes county commissioners
to make second assessment on lands origin
ally assessed for these roads. Its effect will be
to raise sufficient means to meet the legitimate
EXPENSES of the roads by requiring parties inter
ested to pay deficits, and thereby save tax
payers Of counties from doing it.
Representative Gordon's insurance bill that
went to engrossment Yesterday is the same ms
that introduced by him two years ago. 1t is de-
signed to prevent com binations among compan-
les, and agents from pooling and establishing
rates. 1t is attack the insurance board
system. When the reports favoring passage and
indefinite postponements were made, each was
signed by four members, Representative Gordon
being absent When he returned yesterday he
managed to induce one of the committee signing
the minority to favor the majority report
The House committee on education has under
consideration bill introduced by Representa-,
tive Pleak requiring that 1.-THE common schools
of the State shall be taught only in the English
language" The trustees shall have taught
''orthography. reading, writing, arithmetic, ge
ography. English grammar. history of the United
| the advancement of the pupils may require.
/ Teaching in the elementary branches named In
any other language is absolutely prohibited, and
a violation of the provisions of the act will sub
ject any trustee, members of boards of educa
| ton and teachers who shall seek to have chill
$25 and removal from Office the position tn,
offenders occupy.
Senator Schloss has introduced telephone
bill that proposes to have subscribers pay ST.
annually in advance for the instrument 5 cents
each for all connections under fifty, cents each
for all in excess of fifty, and under two hundred
| cent each for all above the last named figure
These charges are to prevail in tc wns and cities
| having telephone exchanges For connection
with other cities. towns or villages, the charg
is to be % cents for the first five minutes, and i
| cents for each additional FIVE minutes In re
moving instruments the companies to charg
only the actual cost of such removal or change
| The company is required to place suitable de
| vice at each instrument to record the connec
tions. Provision is made for the placing of pub
| lie stations. but there shall be not more thai
| one in each block. The charge for this eervic
| is fixed at cents for each connection. No othe
| service Is to be permitted except under the pre-
visions OF the bill